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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mycology, the outer peridium of a fungus when more than one are present, especially in Geaster, in which the outer peridium separates, and expands into a stellate form. Compare
endoperidium .
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It is remarkable for the brilliant vermilion color of the inner surface of the outer layer of the wall (_exoperidium_), which is exposed by splitting into radial strips that curl and twist themselves off, and by the vermilion color of the edges of the teeth at the apex of the inner wall
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886
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